Taste: Sweet and bready caramel malts up front with some toffee and grains. In the middle there is a fairly strong taste of roasted nuts and orange and cherry fruit. Hints of spicy hops in the finish. Very roasty and fairly complex.

Mouthfeel: Medium to full body with a moderate amount of carbonation. Chewy, creamy, and very smooth.

Overall: A very interesting and tasty take on a Marzen. More roasted and fruity than a typical Oktoberfest. Sort of like a cross between a Marzen and brown ale.

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First Brooklyn brew that I tried,I liked the nice copper/caramel to it,very nice retaining head.Nice malty aroma,with caramel accents,very appetizing.Very fresh tasting malty brew with some hop quality in there as well.I have enjoyed all the Brooklyn beers I have tried.This one is better than alot of German styles.

In a pint glass, this beer was an amber color with a small tan head. Very minimal aroma of some sweet malt. There was a small improvement in the taste, with a bit of sweet caramel followed by some hops. Crisp in the mouth, but this beer didn't have much going for it.

Presentation: It was poured from a brown 12oz bottle into a dimpled mug.

Appearance: It had a small creamy light tan head over a deep amber colored body with good clarity. The head fades quickly but hangs on till the last slip and make for some slick lacing on the way down the mug.

Smell: The aroma is sweet, candy like, with caramel notes and hint of bubble gum, toasted malt and mild hops.

Taste/Mouth feel: It has a sweet caramel toasted and bready malt with some light buttery and nutty notes. Hop flavor is mild and adds some spice and mild bitterness as well as a slight metallic touch. It has an easy drinking medium body with a smooth texture and soft carbonation. The finish is sweet and clean.

A – Pours a light yellow/copper. A thick, fluffy three-finger head of eggshell white foam slowly dissipates, leaving wide rings of lace around the glass. Held to a full-spectrum light, the beer is a burst of sunset orange/brown and slightly cloudy.

S – Toasted English muffin and slightly burnt caramel compete with resin hops. Nose is soft and stuck in the glass. As it warms, rich, yeasty bread, like pumpernickel, appears, along with esters of hard candy. It might be worth letting a glass get to room temp just to see what kind of nose this beer can release, but not this time.

T – Rich, full caramels with undercurrents of butterscotch mixed in. Whole grain toast. Subtle earthy hops push thru for attention on the back-end, distinctive of the malts. There's also some nuttiness present, like a handful of cashews and almonds.

M – Moderately carbonated. Nice body for the style – filled-out without being at all thick or heavy. Finish has a smoothness to it that lingers with an emphasis on the caramels, but isn't cloying. It also thins out at the end.

O – The hops aren't crazy, but they assert themselves enough to make it clear this is an American take on the style. Brooklyn is becoming one of my preferred breweries in general; they deliver a solid line-up of styles, and this beer is a part of that. Good structure, with a tasty malt profile that shows off the caramel/butterscotch well. The only disappointment is how the body peters out in the finish. If you're tasting Oktoberfests, do the Germans first, as they'll seem thin and sparse if they have to follow this. Should definitely be included in any six-pack mixer sampling the style.

Presentation: 12 oz long neck brown bottle, "... brewed in March and stored cold through the summer for sale in autumn." is stated on the neck of the bottle. No freshness date to be found.

Appearance: Reddish orange in hue with a small bubbly creamy lace.

Smell: Clean to the nose with toasted malt and grain in the aroma.

Taste: Medium in body with a crisp carbonation that help carry the slightly chewy malt mouth feel along. Hops are faded though still leave an ample bitterness and a european hop twang. Lots of malt on the palate more caramel than toasted. Hop twang and grain linger for a good while.

Notes: Hmmm ... tastes like an import? Care and dedication for this brew to be created ... several months of aging make for a well palated brew. See it, buy it and enjoy this excellent version of the style.

12 oz bottle pours a slightly hazed, copper body with a minimal offwhite head that quickly drops to a film. Very sparse patches of lace are all that remain. Aroma reveals a pleasant balance of Munich malts and noble hops, with toffee, caramel, and molasses notes mingling gently with floral and herbal hops. Mouthfeel is light medium, with moderate carbonation. Taste is well balanced, with caramel, a hint of chocolate, and an equal measure of hop bitterness. Fruity notes of green apple and pear emerge midway through. Nicely complex for the style, and much more drinkable and balanced than the Stoudt's Oktoberfest that I compared this one to. Very nice and well constructed, the appearance being the only attribute keeping this one from a higher score.

12 ouncer, no freshness indication. This one pours a warm, dark shade of almond amber, clear with a slight light tan head. Mudium bubbles rising to the top and just a smidge of lacing left on the glass. The nose is faintly of just some malt. O'fest is not my favorite style, and this one sort of sums up why, its pretty boring, on the sweet side, and doesn't offer much complexity or interest. Malty, a hint of maple and a dull malty finish with perhaps a hint of spice. Ho hum, best thing about the style is its utility as a marinade, chicken, pork whatever.

Drinkability: I normally do not like Brooklyn brews for some reason, however this is one of my favorite Octoberfests. It may be my favorite from the brewery. This one is nice and malty, but it also does have some really nice spicing. I could session this one.

Pours a deep reddish amber with a one-finger tan head that dissipates rather quickly. This is a nice looking beer. The smell is sweet and malty with not much hops. The taste is very similar to the smell: malty and slightly sweet. There is hardly any bitterness or aftertaste. The mouthfeel is crisp and dry. Drinkability is very good as these go down easy. Overall, a decent Oktoberfest but nothing special.

Appearance: Reddish orange with a 1/2 inch head that lingers for awhile before leaving a decent lace.

Smell: Slight toasted malt and grain

Taste: Medium body with a decent carbonation. Very malty with a caramel taste and light toasted background. Hops come through just enough to balance out the sweet malt flavor. Grain and light malt flavor linger for a bit.

Notes: My first review but I have to say that out of the 4 or 5 different Oktoberfest/Marzen beers I've had this season this is by far the best tasting.

Single bottle from a six pack, picked up at the Conestoga LCBO right in the middle of KW Oktoberfest.

Poured into a stein. Hazy caramel chestnut, with a half inch of foam that forms a substantial layer of head and lots of streaks of lacing.

Nose is quite malty, with brown bread, raisins, biscuit, orange and a few other seasonal spices.

Surprisingly tasty Oktoberfest brew, which is not usually a style I've come to expect much from, save for being a beer that can be consumed in a massive mug in massive quantities. This one went beyond that, with a bold malt profile, brown sugar, brown bread, fruits and spices, and a lightly hopped finish.

Lighter bodied, but heavier than other similar makes of the style. Carbonation is moderately sharp.

A solid festering brew, with enough flavor to be enjoyed straight from the bottle or slowly from a mug.